S1 also known as S1 Television is a 24-hour Hindi news channel launched in India on 6 August 2005. It is an initiative of Senior Media Limited which also owns the fortnightly socio-political Hindi magazine 'Senior India'. The channel was launched in 2005 and enjoyed top position in the TRP rating in the same year[citation needed]. The channel is headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh and boasts of state of the art equipment and has its own Teleport.